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> <channel><title>Shawnee Hills Outdoors</title> <atom:link href="http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com</link> <description>Exploring the Shawnee National Forest &#38; Parks of Southern Illinois</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:27:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Little Grand Canyon &#8211; Two Canyons, One Great View</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=little-grand-canyon-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:10:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little Grand Canyon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Nature Photography]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3964</guid> <description><![CDATA[Little Grand Canyon &#8211; Two Canyons, One Great View Close your eyes and imagine a canyon. No, No, not that canyon (lol).  Wipe those ideas aside for a moment and think smaller, more intimate, more Midwestern. Images of steep gray sandstone, deep green ferns, and a stream that has gently carved the area for many centuries, may fill your head. Yeah, that&#8217;s it!   Now take that image and place it into the far reaches of Southern Illinois and you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cache River State Natural Area &#8211; Tupelo Trail</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-tupelo-trail/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cache-river-state-natural-area-tupelo-trail</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-tupelo-trail/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache River]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache River State Natural Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois cottonmouths]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Swamps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois water moccasion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Wetlands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Swamps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Wetlands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills Outdoors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4381</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cache River State Natural Area &#8211; Tupelo Trail - by Gary Marks When you think of a wetland what does your mind conjure up? Is it the deep green duckweed that is laid out like a natural carpet over the still shallow water?  Maybe, the giant cypress trees that have made their home here for hundreds of years, with their gnarly knees poking out from around their exaggerated buttresses.  Alligators!  Oh wait a minute, scratch that one off the list.  There [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-tupelo-trail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video Hike &#8211; Round Bluff &#8211; Ferne Clyffe State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/video-ferne-clyffe-round-bluff/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-ferne-clyffe-round-bluff</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/video-ferne-clyffe-round-bluff/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:31:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4540</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park &#8211; Round Bluff Nature Preserve Hike Has the great weather got you itching to escape the workplace and head out for the trail? You&#8217;re not alone.  This week&#8217;s mid-week hike takes us to one of the best state parks in Illinois, Ferne Clyffe State Park. Ferne Clyffe is home to many great hikes, but one of my favorites is the one-mile loop trail called Round Bluff.  Enjoy! Click on the following link to read a previous [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/video-ferne-clyffe-round-bluff/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cloud Watchers &#8211; April 12, 2012</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cloud-watchers-april-12-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cloud-watchers-april-12-2012</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cloud-watchers-april-12-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:47:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloud Watchers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4497</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cloud Watcher Journal &#8211; Entry for April 12, 2012 Dear Cloud Watcher, It wasn&#8217;t but four days ago I revamped my interest in the shiny bubble that looms overhead. Tonight, as I played catch with my brother and his son, the light was fading.  I noticed out of the corner of my eye that sun rays were shooting out at angles from an odd mass of clouds.  I excused myself as I ran for my camera and pointed it up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cloud-watchers-april-12-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>April 9, 2012 &#8211; Cloud Watchers &#8211; Sunset Cloud Photos</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/april-9-2012-cloud-watchers-sunset-cloud-photos/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=april-9-2012-cloud-watchers-sunset-cloud-photos</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/april-9-2012-cloud-watchers-sunset-cloud-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:19:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloud Watchers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4467</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve posted a Cloud Watcher article, but here we go &#8230;&#8230; Did you see the sunset tonight? Wow, just a few wispy clouds in the sky, but what a show.  Take a look. If you would like to see a larger photo, just click. &#160; If you LIKE these Photos, Please give us a LIKE or Share.  Thanks! &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/april-9-2012-cloud-watchers-sunset-cloud-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Morel Mushrooms in Southern Illinois &#8211; Shawnee National Forest</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/morel-mushroom-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=morel-mushroom-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/morel-mushroom-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:09:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morel Mushrooms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Nature Photography]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4366</guid> <description><![CDATA[Searching for the Elusive Morel Mushroom in Southern Illinois - by Gary Marks &#8220;You&#8217;ve lived in Southern Illinois how long and have never been morel hunting?&#8221; That is usually the first reaction I receive when I tell someone I&#8217;ve always wanted to search for morel mushrooms. I have in the past looked on the side of the trails while hiking, but never knew what I was truly looking for.  Sure I knew what they looked like, but I didn&#8217;t know where [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/morel-mushroom-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Heron Pond Trail &#8211; Cache River State Natural Area</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-heron-pond/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cache-river-state-natural-area-heron-pond</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-heron-pond/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:37:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ancient Cypress Swamps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Belknap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache River]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache River State Natural Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cypress Trees Illinois]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heron Pond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Swamps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Wetlands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Wetlands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Nature]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4254</guid> <description><![CDATA[Heron Pond Trail &#8211; Cache River State Natural Area - by Gary Marks Giant cypresses some over 1,000 years old, brilliant green swamps, an ancient long ago abandoned riverbed, and over 100 endangered or threanted species, these are just a few things that make the Cache River Wetlands well worth a visit. Wetlands are not what one usually envisions when thinking about the Land of Lincoln, but as much as skyscrapers and prairie land dominate our landscape here in Illinois, quite possibly the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cache-river-state-natural-area-heron-pond/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ferne Clyffe Lake Trail &#8211; Ferne Clyffe State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:02:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ferne clyffe lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[goreville illinois]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois lake hikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern illinois lake loop hikes]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4135</guid> <description><![CDATA[- by Gary Marks Have you ever been to Ferne Clyffe and drove right past the lake on your way to the popular Ferne Clyffe Waterfall Trail? You are definitely not alone.  Many often overlook the Ferne Clyffe Lake trail that is tucked away on the edges of one of the few lake hikes in Southern Illinois. Where to Go? When coming to the first stop sign in the park make a left and head downhill.  Near the bottom of the road is a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Devils Standtable &#8211; Giant City State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:46:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Giant City]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devils Standtable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City state Park waterfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois state parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Makanda Illinois hiking]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4072</guid> <description><![CDATA[Devil&#8217;s Standtable Trail &#8211; Giant City State Park - by Gary Marks Look across a topo map of Southern Illinois and you might see a trend in the names of some of our best natural landmarks. It has always amazed me that places that seem strange and bizarre take on sinister names.   Here we have two Devil&#8217;s Backbones (one in Grand Tower, one at Bell Smith Springs), one lake (Devil&#8217;s Kitchen), and a Devil&#8217;s Standtable that lies in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 More Awesome Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:40:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Burden Falls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dixon Springs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Waterfall Chaser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[burden falls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burden Falls Wilderness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dixon Springs State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ghost Dance Canyon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Waterfalls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kinkaid Lake Spillway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest waterfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3601</guid> <description><![CDATA[3 More Awesome Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls Did you explore the waterfalls of our 5 Cool Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls article and wonder if there were anymore waterfalls to discover in Southern Illinois? The answer is a resounding, YES!  Southern Illinois is the capital for intermittent waterfalls in Illinois.  The make up of the Shawnee Hills, with it resistant sandstone bluffs and hilly topography, makes it a treasure-trove of both large &#38; loud and small &#38; hidden waterfalls. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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